This Torino was specifically built for Pikes Peak and it set a record in 1969 that held for 7 years! It still has the BOSS 429 engine under the hood and is exactly as it was when raced. After running it was put in the Pikes Peak museum for several years then was shipped back to Bill Stroppe and stored away for several more years. It has remained untouched and original, right down to the original paint, motor, and even the Good Year Pikes Peak special tires are with the car!

Also an odd historical note, the 69 full race Torino Talladaga's had Boss 429 engines, but none of the publicly available Torino Talladaga's came with a Boss 429, they were instead fitted with thte 428 CJ, not as powerful... sad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Torino_Talladega

1971 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER, PLYMOUTH: 1971 Road Runner--If you are a Nascar fan, this is the car for you! Once owned by Petty Enterprises, comes with a letter of authenticity signed by Richard Petty himself. This car has been fully restored with a Dick-Landy-built dry sump. Complete with decals purchased from Motor Sports Design. Featured in Hot Rod Magazine and Mopar Muscle.

Friday, January 19, 2007

$82,000 for the 3/8ths scale woking model of the 1956 Pontiac Club de Mer, it was in the motorama along with the full size concept; but after the show circuit, the head of design, the legendary icon Harley Earl, had the Pontiac mechanics give it the controls and electric motor apparatus for full functions. He then gifted a grandson with the kiddie car, very cool.

There will not be another 79 Oldsmobile getting that bid. No 3 other Olsmobiles in the 2nd hald of the 70's will fetch that price. I think this was another investment buy. Makes no sense though, for 65 thou a lot of muscle cars would go home with a buyer and appreciate at 30-40 percent annually, not this car, I doubt anyone besides this buyer will shell out that much for it. I dig the license plates... LV79HO

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/von-dutch-great-artist.html#links is where I went into detail, and will explain what it is, but get this... it was auctioned off for 34 thou last may by RM auctions, and now that person took a loss of 6 thou becuase they got greedy and wanted it just for the profit potential, they only got 28,750 on Jan 19, 2007 Barrett Jackson auction. The irony is that Von Dutch painted this (by one account) as an example of how rich people are foolish, and now this bird has come home to roost for the seller who takes a loss of 6 thou.

Now what moron thought spending 175 thou on a 1974 motorhome was smart? Seriously, you can not find value in that restoration of a 74 motorhome... they weren't stylish, unique, owned by a superstar icon, nothing. Just 20 months of wasted labor. Terrific purchase for the buyer, they scored a luxury motorhome that someone spared no expense to have restored by the experts... but wow, what the hell was the line of thinking in the mind behind the checkbook?

Seriously? That's 1/2 the sale price of a couple of the prime restored muscle cars you'll read about in the next couple of postings. This is a 600 hp monster, that isn't in need of a restorations carefull detailing... and a magazine cover car to boot!

Suprised the hell out of me, one went up for auction at Barrett Jackson and they didn't promote it... wow, missed chance there to spread the word. I'll be looking through the magazines to see how many were at the auction and noticed this rarity

"This particular package was a joint effort by Ford and Autocraft of Dearborn, MI. The option was not shown on the build sheet or Ford window sticker because the conversion was done after assembly. It was a "Blossom-Time" sales promotion offered only during April 1969 to certain Michigan dealers. Documented by 2 different magazine articles, it is still un-certain exactly how many were done. This one is believed to be the only one in "Meadowlark Yellow". This one was built April 16, 1969 and delivered to Jack Dykstra Ford in Lansing, MI."

1) 440 6 pack. For the 1969 1/2 A12 package cars, see other entry on 440 6pks, Edelbrock made the intakes from aluminum. Weight savings, performance edge from Edelbrock (Holley never made a reputation for their (few) intakes!) 1100 to 1200 cfm throught Holley carbs, nice! Holley may have never realized they could corner the market on the top end of the engine if they would only do better intakes, but they sure have everyone else beat when it comes to carbs!

2) Ram air induction good for an extra 10-15 horsepower, without paying a dime.

3) Bitching hoodscoops. Nothing catches my eye like duals on the hood. The fiberglass lift off on the 69 Superbee, with hoodpins.... frosting on the devils food. Nobody made better looking or bigger hoodscoops.

4) Pistol grip shifter.

5) Dana 60 was the mother of all rear axles. Never heard of one broken from too much abuse or power.

6) Wheel wells big enough for 295-50-15's. Try that on a 69 Camaro. Not gonna happen.

7)Tic toc tach. Beauty. Wish someone made a good quality watch with that face.